Norman Goodman (December 30, 1923 – January 24, 2019) was an American municipal official. He served as the
county clerk
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of
New York County, coextensive with the borough of Manhattan, New York City, from 1969 to 2014.
Career
Goodman was a lawyer for seventeen years.
In 1965, he was appointed the county's deputy clerk.
In 1969, he was appointed county clerk by the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
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There are four Appellate Divisions, one in each of the state's four Judicial Departments (e.g., the full title of the ...
.
[Hartocollis, Anemona (April 13, 2006)]
"Excuses from Jury Pool? He's Heard Them All"
'' The New York Times''. Retrieved October 22, 2011. As of March 2009, Goodman had held the position during seven different
New York governors and, although not a city government official, during six different
New York City mayors.
As commissioner of jurors, Goodman sent out more than 11 million jury summonses; with his signature and title appearing at the top of each summons, Goodman once quipped that he had "the most notorious signature in New York".
He retired in December 2014, and was succeeded by Milton Tingling.
Accolades
In December 2008, the jury assembly room at the
New York County Courthouse, located at 60
Centre Street in Manhattan, was named after him.
A bronze plaque bearing his image was installed and inscribed with "his commitment to his work has been matched only by the kindness and consideration he has brought to his dealings with everyone he has encountered."
Personal life and death
Goodman was born in
New Haven, Connecticut and was educated at
New York University. He married Ruth Weissman in 1948. They had two children and were married until her death in 2017.
Goodman lived on the
Upper East Side of Manhattan. He died at his home from complications of
Parkinson's disease on January 24, 2019, at the age of 95.
See also
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List of people from New York City
References
1923 births
2019 deaths
20th-century American lawyers
County clerks in New York (state)
Deaths from Parkinson's disease
Lawyers from New York City
Neurological disease deaths in New York (state)
New York (state) Democrats
New York University alumni
New York University School of Law alumni
People from the Upper East Side
Politicians from New Haven, Connecticut
Politicians from New York City
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